Edit: updated the new known issues: Unit stats were fixed in update 2.3.01, added more information regarding the ranged unit shooting in a straight line issue.

Edit2: Chat issue has been solved during update 2.3.01!

Welcome to game update 2.3!

As part of this new patch, we have implemented several changes, this includes changes to the pre-game chat lobby.

Unfortunately a few issues have slipped through our guard but are about to be squashed ASAP. Read below for more information.

We apologize for the inconvenience these may cause and are working hard to ensure this situation doesn't last long.

To compensate you for the extended downtime and inconvenience with your friends list, we are granting all players who log in for the next 24 hours (17.00 UTC 21.11.2017 – 17.00 UTC 22.11.2017) 1 day of Premium time.

Thank you for your patience and support!

The Total War: ARENA team

Known Issues

Friend list is missing!

As a result of the changes made to the pre-game chat lobby during this patch, you may see that your friends list appears to be blank.

Over the next several hours your friends list will be restored. => Friend list is still having issues, we are aware and looking into it to have it fixed ASAP

Please note that any friends you add during this window will not be saved to your list and must be re-added at a later time.

There is currently a known issue where certain units are receiving incorrect baseline stats in both damage and armor penetration. This will result in the affected units over performing in game, especially at higher tier. The development team is aware of this issue and is working to address it in the immediate, near-term future.

The affected units are:

Non-Premium Roman Javelin units of all tiers

Non-Premium Greek Archer units of tier 5 and above

Non-Premium Greek Slinger units of tier 5 and above

Roman Artillery units of tier 5 and above

Barbarian Archer Warband (damage only)

Auxiliary Sagitarli (Premium Unit) (damage only)

Youths (Premium Javelin Unit)

Thracian Peltasts (Premium Unit)

Celtic Slingers (Premium Unit) (damage only)

Barbarian War Dog units.

Tier 1 & 2 Hoplite units (damage only)

Ranged units shooting in a straight line:

There is currently an issue where non-artillery missile units’ missile trajectory is incorrect. This issue affects all of the following unit types: Archers, Slingers, and Javelins

The development team is aware of the issue and is presently working on a fix, to be deployed sometime in the immediate future.

The lobby chat is currently not working since update 2.3, we're working on a fix and will inform you ASAP here and in this thread.

This has now been fixed since 2.3.01!

Developer and Publisher Note: we made the decision to move forward with this update because of the many other quality of life improvements in 2.3.0. We are actively working to correct this issue and expect a hotfix very soon.